Skeena West. 
Know before you go
Advisories
Special notes
- Learn more about the K’tzim-a-deen Protected Areas in our orientation video.
- All guided tours must be with a permitted guide.
- For additional information, check these non-government web links:
- Ocean Light II Adventures
- Westcoast Launch - Prince Rupert Adventure Tours
- Palmerville Adventure
- Bluewater Adventures
When you arrive in the Khutzeymateen Inlet, please check in at the K’tzim-a-deen Ranger Station in the inlet. Once in the Khutzeymateen Inlet, there are very specific rules and regulations for the Inlet Conservancy and Grizzly Bear Sanctuary. There is no land access permitted in the Grizzly Bear Sanctuary and the Khutzeymateen River estuary is closed for public access. More information is available at the interpretive centre.
Review the detailed guides under visit responsibly for more information on staying safe and preserving our natural spaces.
Visit responsibly
Follow these guides to ensure your activities are safe, respectful, and ecologically friendly:
Maps and location
Getting there
The Khutzeymateen Inlet Conservancy is comprised of 10,554 hectares of upland and 2,755 hectares of foreshore for a total of 13,309 hectares. The Khutzeymateen group of protected areas is located approximately 45 kilometres northwest of Prince Rupert and 10 kilometres north of Lax Kw’alaams in the Coast Ranges. Access to the Khutzeymateen Protected Areas is primarily by boat. Floatplane access and helicopter access to Khutzeymateen Park is tightly controlled.
About this conservancy
The Khutzeymateen area has a long history of use by First Nations groups. The Khutzeymateen is within the asserted traditional territories of the Coast Tsimshian First Nations and is historically associated with the Gitsi’is Tribe.
Coast Tsimshian have documented fishing for uuk and yee, hunting for t’u’utskgm’ol, mati, and waaky, trapping for lusyen, watsa, yeni and sts’ool, gardening for potatoes, wild food gathering for musoo, sti’moon, laawwmmuliit, weeluum bowel, skamoolks, cranberries, and maayhagwiluu as well as gathering other wild plants including hat’al, haalmmoot, ksiw, and galaaq hat’al. Other plants were used for medicinal purposes; these include sahwdak, medijica aams, and txa’oogasteti.
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
BC Parks honours Indigenous Peoples’ connection to the land and respects the importance of their diverse teachings, traditions, and practices within these territories. This park webpage may not adequately represent the full history of this park and the connection of Indigenous Peoples to this land. We are working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples to update our websites so that they better reflect the history and cultures of these special places.
Contact
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